FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Seattle Parks and Recreation held the final design review meeting in December
2003 regarding improvements to the northwest corner of Gas Works Park.
Consultants made refinements to the approved schematic plan that further
define the changes to the concrete wall and interior pathway in the plan
area.

The approved plan creates a separated park space with its own identity
that becomes a refuge/sanctuary from the more intensive uses of the rest
of the park. While minimizing the loss of mature trees, it calls for adding
30 new trees to be grouped in the containment area to define the spaces
around the tank remnant ring and the mound to the west.

Approved Plan
The approved plan does not provide a physical-visual connection/extension
between the NW corner and the rest of the park. As a result no major trees
need to be removed. The 1 poplar and 1 arbutus that are in the containment
area will be removed and replaced by new trees. This alternative creates
a separated park space with its own identity and becomes a refuge/sanctuary
from the more intensive uses of the rest of the park. This alternative
connects the new entry path into the parking lot path so that there is
still one path entering the park. The entry plaza is down scaled since
it is no longer the main path entering the park. The 30 new trees to be
planted in the containment area will be regrouped to define the spaces
around the tank remnant ring and the mound to the west.

Copies of public meeting summaries are available below
in the community participation section of this web page.